New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-18
TIE SUNDAY LIQUOR QUESTION:
A PERSONAL LIBERTY LEAGUE AND THE CITIZENS
Reform ASSOCIATION IN CONFLICT IN BUF-

| A PERSONAL LIBERTY LEAGUE AND THE CITIZENS
REFORM ASSOCIATION IN CONFLICT IN BUF-
FALo.
BUFFALO Sept 1.-THE Sunday liquor question
promises to cause lively contest in this city at the
coming election. A league for the protection OF
personal liberty is being organized in the city, two
meetings having been held tor that purpose. third
one will be held on Monday evening. There are
over fifty German societies here and over halt OF
these have elected delegates to the league according
to the claims of it's officers. The object mainly
to be to secure legislation which will open the saloons
on Sunday afternoons. This question Is to be pat BY
the league to each candidate, and q categorical
answer will be demanded
If elected, will you will you not favor opening
the saloons Sundays after o'clock in the alter
nooni'
Should the candidate not say yes, IL is the purpose
of the league to offer him vigorous opposition 1t
election Should the candidates OF both political
parties respond afRrmatively, then no part will be
taken in the campaign. The proicssed object is sun
dav afternoon enjoyment. eaders IN the movement
expect to control sufficiently large vote 10 hold the
balance of power II this should be the 1t Is not
likely to njure the Republican party in this county
so far az the legislative candidates are concerned
The WITH and With Assembly Districts are in the
TOW ms. except ward, aud the Sunday afternoon
liquor question will not affect the canvass. lD the
lid city district Assent lyman Gallaghers popu-
larty lie great and the character OF the residents OF
the district is that considerations OF this sort
will have little influence il any, on the vote. he
lid district is most susceptible TO agitation Its
population is made Up largely OF Germans and 1t "a
close politically sometimes electing Republican aud
OCCASIONALLY Democratic candidates. The Let district
is 100 heavily Democratic tor Assemh yman Sheeh
20 be disturbed in his occupancy OF its seat whether
he answers yes or no.
But the league will not have everything its own
way. The Citizens Reform Association will hold
counter mass-meetng tomorrow evening in the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church to protest against the
projected Dissertation of the sabbath" These extracts
are made from the call for the meeting:
Certain citizens of Buffalo have organized a
league for the protection OF personal liberty. Under
the gusc OF this they propose oy political action
TO deprive OF the blessed Inheritance oil quiet
Sunday dedicated to the moral welfare OF ourselves
and our children and to that rest which the labJng
man needs alter his slI days OF toll. This league
claims to rerresent large majority OF German
citizens We regsrd this Sian ter upon our
German fellowcitizens, in that IL adveriises them
q liquor loving and Sunday Decorating people. We
know that q vast number OF them reverence the
Sabbath Day. fear God and keep his commandments.
We invite all such to JOIN with us to sustain
Christian law.
This so called league for the protection oil per-
sonal liberty defanty joins issue with the supporters
OF lan, order and good morals. It, members prOpose
'to take hand in politics. that rum may rule. The,
mean business that the Lords Dav may be deilet.
They will give mp half the Sunday to church observ
auces,' the si1 hours between breakfast and dinnrr
hut demand that during the ten hours between
r. m and midn hit the than 700 liqu Or shops
and dives and dens shall have tho right to sell intox
eating drinks and make the afternoon night hide
ons. They say this country has too long been
Puranic influence aud design bsnceorth 1t shall be
under Satanic influence.